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Two Months and a Million Mistakes Stories of a summer in Europe |
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June 30, 2004Welcome to the desert...It has been a while since IŽve been in an internet cafe! Today we reached the half way point between St. Jean and Santiago! Our walk was 40 kms long today, through the desert, and it must be at least...Read this update Posted by Christina in Europe on June 30, 2004 02:21 PM
Category: America...I love theeWhen I started planning this trip, America was in shambles. Rumsfeld was tripping over himself apologizing for foreign policy ineptitude, the economy was barely floating in a tepid sea of commentator cynicism, rapid-fire reelection optimism, and it seemed that every...Read this update Posted by Nathaniel on June 30, 2004 02:02 PM
Category: June 27, 2004Burgos and Beyond**Sorry for the long duration between entries. Internet cafes were sparce in the (incredibly inexpensive and a little ancient) provence of La Rioja. We are back up though, having now walked a little more than 300km from our starting point...Read this update Posted by Nathaniel on June 27, 2004 12:20 PM
Category: June 20, 2004Muy Buen CaminoSo, here we are, one week into our hike. The pain in our feet has finally begun to subside, or so it seems. The last two days of walking have been great. The mountains were a little bit smaller and...Read this update Posted by Christina in Europe on June 20, 2004 10:04 AM
Category: El MasculinoPartially to keep the memories fresh, partially to better understand the experience, and partially for sheer self-gratification, both Christina and I have been keeping journals of our experience here in Spain. Each night, weŽll spend a little time "reflecting" on...Read this update Posted by Nathaniel on June 20, 2004 09:32 AM
Category: June 16, 2004Somos Pelegrinos!"OhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhHHHH SHIT!" Christina yelled as she jumped to the side and wrenched my backpack from behind. Just a few seconds earlier we had been peacefully making our way down a dusty dirt road, flanked by waist knee-high grass that floated...Read this update Posted by Nathaniel on June 16, 2004 09:16 AM
Category: Buen CaminoSo here we are- three days, lots of cows, sore feet, and a herd of sheep later. Spain and France are absolutely beautiful. I have never eaten so much bread in my entire life! I have probably consumed more baguettes...Read this update Posted by Christina in Europe on June 16, 2004 09:02 AM
Category: June 12, 2004Je Ne Parle Pas Francais...And then, there was Paris... Almost immediately after landing at CDG, I aquired the insecure awkward stare of a person totally thrown out of their linguistic comfort zone for the first time. Christina had taught me a few essentials ("I...Read this update Posted by Nathaniel on June 12, 2004 08:53 AM
Category: Vive la FranceBonjour! Paris is absoultely beautiful. Every street is different from the one before it. We woke up a little bit later than expected but everything worked out. Breakfast at the hostel was great and for lunch we bought a bread...Read this update Posted by Christina in Europe on June 12, 2004 08:39 AM
Category: June 10, 2004cheers!The very first thing I heard when I got on the plane was the new Justin Timberlake hit blaring over the loud speakers- virgin Atlantic is actually the most entertaining airline i have ever been on. It hasn't completly hit...Read this update Posted by Christina in Europe on June 10, 2004 06:50 PM
Category: We've gone EuropeanSo, here we are. London itself! Well, not London exactly so much as Heathrow airport. Our flight to Paris leaves in the morning and not wanting to shell out the pound for a hotel we had planned to just sleep...Read this update Posted by Nathaniel on June 10, 2004 05:42 PM
Category: June 07, 2004The PlanSo here's the status: Between June 9th and June 11th Christina and I (that's Nathaniel), soon-to-be juniors at Northwestern University, will make our way from Chicago to Connecticut to London to Paris. We'll spend our first French night at the...Read this update |
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